Re: Rusty Nuts and Bolts

Posted by BH On 2011/1/2 22:59:17

Well, Gary, the Eastwood link that you provided led me to a rattle-can paint product. While I do know of successful results with similar products on vinyl and other plastic interior trim, I don't know of anyone who has used such a product on leather and don't have a good gut feeling about it for that purpose.

However, the page provided by your latest link is something completely different - not merely a paint. With this system, completely stripping the old finish from the leather would certainly provide for better adhesion of the new product. Moreover, the balance of this restoration process seems to be similar to what's done in the manufacturing of new hides. The use of a water-based finish is something new to me, though.

Provided the condition of the leather in your car is sound enough to refinish, I don't know why you would consider the Eastwood paint for leather, when this system is available in the UK.

As for that tired old Four Hundred, I had purchased it only to salvage some essential parts - not to restore. With no place to store the hulk, I left it in the private yard where I found it, and I haven't been back in years. Given the high value of scrap iron, here, in recenet years, I would be surprised if that car is still there. I;m more concerned with finding the time, space, and money to pick up where I left off with work on my two '56 Patricians and the Caribbean Hardtop.

Sorry, but I can't be of much help with engine dress-up items, as my restoration goals are to preserve original form and function.